List of The Great British Bake Off contestants
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The following people participated in The Great British Bake Off, which premiered on BBC Two in 2010, then moved to BBC One in 2014, and then moved to Channel 4 in 2017. The Star Baker award was introduced in the second series (2011). To this date, runner-up Richard Burr in the fifth series and winner Jasmine Mitchell in the sixteenth series have held the highest record of five Star Baker wins respectively. David Atherton in the tenth series had never earned a Star Baker award but was eventually crowned the winner.
BBC series (2010–2016)
All information is accurate as of the time the series was filmed.
Channel 4 series (2017–present)
All information is accurate as of the time the series was filmed.
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